Bag of Bones
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Bag of Bones is a 1998 supernatural horror novel by Stephen King that follows a grieving novelist haunted by ghosts and buried secrets in a lakeside town.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bag of Bones canonical | 1 |
| Bag of Bones (2011 miniseries) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5292569 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bag of Bones Context triple: [Stephen King bibliography, containsWork, Bag of Bones]
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A.
Them Bones
"Them Bones" is a heavy, riff-driven grunge/metal song by Alice in Chains, known for its dark themes, odd time signatures, and prominent role in defining the band’s early 1990s sound.
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B.
Pile O’ Bones
Pile O’ Bones was the original name of Regina, Saskatchewan, reflecting its origins as a settlement near large piles of bison bones on the Canadian prairie.
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C.
Dig Up Her Bones
"Dig Up Her Bones" is a popular horror punk song by the American band Misfits, known for its dark, melodic style and enduring fan appeal.
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D.
Office of the Dead
The Office of the Dead is a traditional set of prayers in the Roman Catholic liturgy, recited for the souls of the deceased, especially in connection with funerals and All Souls’ Day.
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E.
Raise the Dead
"Raise the Dead" is a hard rock song by the supergroup Hollywood Vampires, showcasing their classic rock influences and theatrical style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bag of Bones Target entity description: Bag of Bones is a 1998 supernatural horror novel by Stephen King that follows a grieving novelist haunted by ghosts and buried secrets in a lakeside town.
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A.
Them Bones
"Them Bones" is a heavy, riff-driven grunge/metal song by Alice in Chains, known for its dark themes, odd time signatures, and prominent role in defining the band’s early 1990s sound.
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B.
Pile O’ Bones
Pile O’ Bones was the original name of Regina, Saskatchewan, reflecting its origins as a settlement near large piles of bison bones on the Canadian prairie.
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C.
Dig Up Her Bones
"Dig Up Her Bones" is a popular horror punk song by the American band Misfits, known for its dark, melodic style and enduring fan appeal.
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D.
Office of the Dead
The Office of the Dead is a traditional set of prayers in the Roman Catholic liturgy, recited for the souls of the deceased, especially in connection with funerals and All Souls’ Day.
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E.
Raise the Dead
"Raise the Dead" is a hard rock song by the supergroup Hollywood Vampires, showcasing their classic rock influences and theatrical style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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supernatural horror novel ⓘ |
| adaptationFormat | television miniseries ⓘ |
| adaptationNetwork | A&E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationStars | Pierce Brosnan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Bag of Bones (2011 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| awarded |
Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel
NERFINISHED
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British Fantasy Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | protagonist haunted by ghosts and buried secrets in a lakeside town ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Mark Stutzman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Kyra Devore
NERFINISHED
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Mattie Devore NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Devore NERFINISHED ⓘ Sara Tidwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Mike Noonan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
curses
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ghosts ⓘ small-town secrets ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
grief
ⓘ
haunting ⓘ racism ⓘ revenge ⓘ writer's block ⓘ |
| isbn | 0-684-85350-7 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| pageCount | 529 ⓘ |
| partOf | Stephen King bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Desperation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | novelist ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| publisher | Scribner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Dark Score Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TR-90, Maine ⓘ |
| takesPlaceNear | Dark Score Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bag of Bones Description of subject: Bag of Bones is a 1998 supernatural horror novel by Stephen King that follows a grieving novelist haunted by ghosts and buried secrets in a lakeside town.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bag of Bones (2011 miniseries)